Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the poss... Read allCharismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 282 wins & 317 nominations total
- Mrs Lewis
- (as Genevieve Lemon)
- Barkeep
- (as Ken Radley)
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- TriviaKirsten Dunst worked very hard to learn the piano piece she plays on-screen. She had originally mastered two musical pieces, but one was cut from the final release, much to her chagrin.
- GoofsPeter uses a hula hoop to burn off some of his anger. The modern hula hoop, however, was introduced in 1958. While Native Americans use hoops in traditional dances these are used in very different ways to the modern hula hoop.
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Peter Gordon: When my father passed, I wanted nothing more than my mother's happiness. For what kind of man would I be if I did not help my mother? If I did not save her?
This is not your usual western, the pace is really slow and I would say that it's one of those movies which are strongly based on the atmosphere more than on the plot. If this kind of movies are of your taste, I strongly recommend watching it.
The director did an amazing job in creating a tense atmosphere since the very beginning, and in keeping it up for the whole length of the screentime. The main characters are complex and well defined, and the actors were perfectly cast. I think this was my favourite performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, who once again proved to be a versatile actor.
Maybe the character that I liked less is Kirsten Stuart's, who in my opinion was a bit too one-dimensional and maybe deserved more lines or screen time, since she happened to be pretty important for the development of the plot.
I liked the twist at the ending, which I wasn't expecting since I didn't read the book the movie is based on.
- TheDaffodil_
- Nov 24, 2022
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- El poder del perro
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- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $271,009
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1